Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John first walked into my clinical office several years ago to receive help for what he described as crippling anxiety and ...

A woman whose father died days after her wedding, following a long battle with addictions, wants to "break the stigma" around them and men's mental health. Michelle Kelly, from Barnstaple, Devon, has ...

When we published The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide earlier this year, many were surprised to learn that it is one of the only books that focuses on stigma directed toward those with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that has saved thousands of lives.

Research has shown that approximately 10 percent of the U.S. population has a substance use disorder. Of the 2.3 million individuals in American prisons and jails, more than 65 percent meet the ...

Addiction is one of society's most misunderstood and rebuked health conditions. That stigma discourages many people from seeking treatment for substance dependence, according to a new report published ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A New York resident in recovery says, “The stigma ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Lacey is a Chicagoan in recovery who used substances for 14 ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

A pervasive stigma surrounding drug addiction eased throughout the eight years of the Baker administration, elected officials and recovery organization leaders declared Tuesday in Quincy during a ...

“I finally build up the courage to tell the doctor I need help. Staring at the floor, I tell him the truth about how much I am drinking and how many pills I am taking. As I look up, our eyes meet. His ...